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INK WELL.

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STEPHEN G. BALD'WIN, OF MARION, INDIANA.

INK-WELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 646,344, dated March27, 1900. Application filed July 20,1898. $erial No. 686,407. (NomodeL)To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN G. BALDWIN, of Marion, in the county ofGrant and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and use fulImprovements in Ink-Wells; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had 'to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inink-wells, and has for its objects simplicity, durability, and cheapnessof construction and efficiency in operation, with great economy andsaving of ink.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ink-well with aremovable internal dip adapted to receive and hold a sufficient quantityof ink and at the same time form a trap and seal to prevent air fromentering the body of the well.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ink-well with aninverted conicalshaped pen-opening the plane of the lower edges of whichis below the plane of the upper edges of the internal dip, which whenthe dip is full of ink forms a trap for foreign substances and also aseal, and the walls of the conical pen-openin g form deflectors orguides for the ink into the dip.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ink-well having aninternal dip that may be easily and quickly filled by a slight upwardmotion of the well, the ink deflecting from the wall of the conicalpen-openinginto the dip, which is located directly thereunder.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ink-well with aremovable internal dip that may be filled with ink by tilting the welland that can also be removed through the bottom of the well for cleaningboth the dip and the well, the opening in the bottom being sufficientlylarge for that purpose.

This invention consists of certain novel features of construction and incombinations of parts, more fully described hereinafter and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved ink-well in operation. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section.Fig. 3 is a detail view of the removable dip.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a is the body of thewell, having the conical depending pen-opening Z) in the top thereof.

c is the bottom of the Well, preferably formed integral therewith,having the opening d directly under the pen-opening, and is adapted toreceive and be tightly closed by a suitable closure or stopper 6, whichcarries the dip f. Y

The cylindrical body of the ink-well extends considerably below thebottom, so as to form a baseor stand. This bottom may be sufficientlythick to form a long bearing for the stopple, or a flange may be formedextending below the bottom of the opening 03, which may be formedintegral with the bottom. This flange or enlarged bearing is essentialto the cork or stopple to prevent leakage. The bottom being so far abovethe lower edge of the body prevents the stopple from touching the tableon which the ink-well stands.

The opening cl and the stopple may be made to tightly fit by aground-joint in the glass; but if the stopple is made of flexible substance should the dip f break a new one may be substituted, thus savingthe ink-well.

The pen-opening b is formed with the stopple-opening d in the bottomalways directly beneath it carrying the dip j, which is adapted toreceive and hold the desired quantity of ink for the consumers use andenough to fill the dip sufficiently full to submerge the lower edge ofthe depending pen-opening Z7, thus forming a trap and seal for theprevention of air to the body of the well and the consequent waste ofink by evaporation. Should, how ever, the ink in the dip evaporate, theopening fromthe body of the well to the outer atmosphere between thepen-opening and the dip is so-slight that without agitation theevaporation would be practically nothing.

When it is desired to fill the dipf, aslight quick upward motion of thewell will throw the ink against the inner side of the top of the well,where the depending pen-opening will guide it to the dip-well and at thesame time prevent spilling.

The dipfbeing carried by the closure of.

stopper c, it is readily removed for cleaning purposes, the opening dbeing large enough to allow the dip to freely pass into and outof thebody of the well.

Should it be desired to withdraw the dip from the well while it containsink, simply turn the Well on its side, withdraw the dip without fear ofspilling, and set the well down until the dip is replaced, when the wellcan be turned up to its proper position.

The well may be made of any desired contour, square or with fiat sides,and other changes may be made in the forms, arrangements, andconstruction of the parts described without departing from the scope ofmy invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exactconstruction herein set forth, but consider myself entitled to all suchchanges.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim,.and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. An ink-well comprising the body having a depending pen-opening, anopening in the bottom of said well and a closure for said openingcarrying a dip-well, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. An ink-well comprising the body, a depending pen-opening formed inthetop thereof, an opening in the bottom of said well, a removable closureor stopper for said opening and a dip-well carried by said closure orstopper directly under said pen-opening, the

said pen-opening and dip being arranged to extend one into the otherhaving a space between them to receive a supply of ink from the body ofthe well bya slight upward throw or tilt of the well, substantially asdescribed.

3. An ink-well having an inverted conical opening in its top, the bottomhaving an opening directly beneath said conical opening, said bottombeing considerably above the outer edges of the body of the Well, andthe opening thereof havingabearing or flange wider than the bottom isthick, a stopple in said flanged opening and a dip-well carried by saidstopple, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN G. BALDWIN. Vitnesses:

\V. B. ALEXANDER, A. R. SMITH.

